Haweis, Mary Eliza (Joy) "Mrs. H.R. Haweis," 1852-1898 · London, Chatto and Windus · leaf 297
; and I suppose we might againattain it. The Louis XIV. chairs earlier alluded to arecomfortable and pretty. So would be this fine chair,dated about 1690, if there were a loose cushion for theback ; though the dolphin arms are too suggestive of a very ancient and fish-like smell. There are two… … Fig. 47 —Seventeenth-century chair. COMFORT AND BEAUTY. 269 seats to admit springs, which, whatever Queen Annitessay, are a great improvement on soHd though cushionedseats, and do not in any way interfere with the gracefulconstruction : these seats to be wide enough to admitof any change in the…
Interior decoration · Furniture
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